I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 64 Abandoning history and establishing animal husbandry?Do not!

"...The governor, the eunuch, bribed to become an official, cut off the people, so that they rebelled. You can choose the Qingming important minister as the herdsman, and Zhen'an Fangxia..."

In the first ten days of March, Liu Bian finally saw the memorial of Liu Yan, the governor of Jizhou, in Chongde Palace, which was intended to "abolish history and establish animal husbandry".

It is worth mentioning that neither Zhang Rang nor Shangshu Changshi Qumu did not withhold this memorial and hand it over to Liu Bian for review. It can be seen that the two of them did not realize the destructive effect this memorial would have on the Han Dynasty. What's more, even Lu Zhi didn't predict that when Liu Bian arrived at Chongde Hall, this Lu Shangshu was carefully considering Liu Yan's memorial, weighing the pros and cons.

When Lu Zhi and Liu Bian discussed this matter, Liu Bian only glanced at it briefly, and refuted it without hesitation: "No!"

"Why?" Lu Zhi was puzzled, after all, he felt that Liu Yan's memorial was quite reasonable.

Why?

Because "abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry" was the chief culprit that caused the local warlords to separatist regimes in the late Han Dynasty. This has been proved by history, so what is there to debate?
He, Liu Bian, has been committed to strengthening the central government, so how could he give the local government the opportunity to become bigger?
So he said to Lu Zhi tactfully: "Liu Shishi said that the state shepherds are in charge of the military and internal affairs of each state, and their power is too great to check and balance. Once the state shepherds breed ambitions, the disasters caused are far from those of Li Xiangru, Huang Yan, and Zhang Ju. , Zhang Chun and others are comparable."

Lu Zhi nodded thoughtfully, feeling that Liu Bian's worries were justified, but at the same time he also felt that Liu Yan's suggestion was not unreasonable, he hesitated and said, "So Governor Liu suggested that the clan should be the local state shepherd..."

"Clan?" Liu Bian sneered to express his contempt.

Are there any clansmen of the Han family in the late Eastern Han Dynasty who are truly loyal to the Han family?The answer is yes, but there is not much sincerity. For example, Liu Yu, who served as governor of Youzhou again last year, is a Han family clan member whom Liu Bian also secretly respects.

But Liu Yan is not. History has proved that the original intention of Liu Yan's proposal of "abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry" is to obtain a territory that can be separated, so that the sky will be higher than the emperor.

Therefore, Liu Yan's initial preference was actually Jiaozhou Mu. After all, Jiaozhou was the farthest from the imperial court, and he could be his local emperor with peace of mind. Until his servant Dong Fu told him in private, saying that Yizhou had the spirit of the emperor, Liu Yan said that Only then did he want to change to Yizhou Mu, which shows his ambition.

Of course, there is no need to say these famous words to Lu Zhi. If there is no evidence, it will only make Lu Zhi suspect that Liu Bian does not like Liu Yan.

There is no way, ever since Liu Bian strongly expressed his opinion in the court meeting half a month ago, making Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, serve as governor of Hedong, and dismissing Dong Zhuo as the governor of Bingzhou, there have inevitably been some unfavorable rumors in the court, saying that Liu Bian It was to express anger for the favorite general Guan Yu, to seek personal gain by acting on public interests, and to avenge Dong Zhuo, alluding to Liu Bian's narrow-mindedness.

Liu Bian couldn't laugh or cry, but he was also a little unhappy in his heart. He privately asked Taiwei Cao Song to find a way to track down the source of the rumors, but unfortunately he didn't get anything.

So he could only comfort himself: given his status of equal status to the crown prince, the label of 'narrow eye' and 'waiting for revenge' on his head is actually a kind of deterrent to the ministers of the DPRK and China.

But on the other hand, in front of Lu Zhi, Yang Biao and other courtiers whom Liu Bian wanted to get closer to, Liu Bian had to pay more attention to avoid misunderstandings by Lu Zhi and others.

Therefore, he euphemistically said to Lu Zhi: "The clan is certainly trustworthy, but the state shepherd still has too much power. If he employs improper people, it will cause a state to be divided, and the harm is far greater than a county's rebellion."

"Well……"

Lu Zhi seemed to be persuaded by Liu Bian, stroked his beard and fell silent.

But Liu Bian did not relax because of this. After all, Lu Zhi alone cannot decide on such a big matter, and the Emperor Ling needs to call the officials to discuss it. It is up to the Lingdi, and the Lingdi decides.

So Liu Bian simply snatched up the matter and took Liu Yan's memorial to see Emperor Ling in order to persuade Emperor Ling immediately.

After about a stick of incense, Liu Bian brought Zhao Chun to the greenhouse hall.

Regardless of the fact that spring has already arrived in the first ten days of March, but because the weather is still a bit chilly, Emperor Ling is still hiding in the Greenhouse Hall, and it is estimated that he will not move from the Greenhouse Hall to the Yutang Hall until the end of March.

Knowing that Liu Bian had arrived in person, Zhang Rang hurriedly greeted him out of the hall, and said with some surprise: "Didn't your Highness just come to see His Majesty yesterday? Could it be that the old minister miscalculated the date?"

What he was referring to was the itinerary that Liu Bian had come to pay respects to Emperor Ling the next day.

Liu Bian smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang did not make a mistake. I came here today for this matter."

As he spoke, he patted the memorial in his hand on Zhang Rang's chest.

Zhang Rang accepted the memorial in surprise, thinking that there was another example similar to the former Chang'an Ling Yang Dang, and he was relieved when he saw the content of Liu Yan's memorial.

As long as it has nothing to do with his harem eunuch, then everything is fine.

"Please wait a moment, Your Highness. Your Highness needs... um, I need a little time to sort it out."

"Well."

Liu Bian nodded slightly, not in a hurry.

He also understood what Zhang Rang meant by "sorting out". After all, no matter how licentious Emperor Ling was, he still wanted to retain his father's self-esteem and majesty in front of his son. Therefore, as long as Liu Bian came to see him, Emperor Ling would immediately dismiss him as a wine attendant. The maid of honor, whether it was before or these few days.

"Does my brother Dong Hou get this kind of treatment?" He asked Zhang Rang curiously.

Zhang Rang was taken aback for a while before he understood Liu Bian's meaning. He lowered his voice and gloated: "Only Your Highness, if it is Dong Hou, His Majesty will let the old minister come forward in the name of being unwell." One sentence: "But Sun Zhang is cunning, and he also knows His Majesty's habits. Usually, when His Majesty wakes up in the morning, he brings Dong Hou to visit him."

"Oh."

Liu Bian nodded slightly, a little surprised in his heart, it seems that Emperor Ling still treats him specially.

As for the reason, he also couldn't figure out the stupid king.

Not long after, the hall was tidied up, and a young eunuch came out of the hall to remind Zhang Rang, so Zhang Rang invited Liu Bian to the hall.

Stepping into the hall, this time Liu Bian did not feel a rush of warmth, and the scent of rouge was much weaker than the time when he suddenly came to see Emperor Ling half a month ago. He turned his head and looked at him. He couldn't help laughing, it turned out that the windows in the hall were all open.

It can be seen from this that Emperor Ling actually noticed it last time, and did not commit the same negligence this time, but unfortunately Liu Bian still smelled a faint smell of rouge.

Following Zhang Rang to the inner hall, Liu Bian saw the half-drunk Emperor Ling sitting behind a low table, on which was not wine and food, but a chessboard.

This means that Liu Bian came to see Emperor Ling the next day during this period.

In view of what Lingdi said intentionally or unintentionally before, Liu Bian wanted to pretend to be a filial son and fulfill his son's obligations a little bit by the way, and Lingdi also seemed to want to be closer to his son, but the father and son are really nothing The common language, plus Liu Bian's deep-seated prejudice against this stupid king, every time the father and son meet, it is unavoidably awkward to just sit and chat.

At that time, Emperor Ling casually asked, "Can my son play chess?"

Liu Bian replied: "Know a thing or two."

So from then on, every time Liu Bian came to visit, he would play a game of chess with Emperor Ling, and Emperor Ling also ordered people to prepare the chessboard in advance. While the father and son were playing chess, Emperor Ling would ask Liu Bian about his life and studies. Finally, the embarrassment of father and son sitting face to face was avoided.

"My son-in-law pays respects to his father."

"sit."

Because of the experience of getting along several times, the father and son have less awkwardness and alienation when they get along. After Liu Bian sat across from the short case according to his words, Emperor Ling asked with some puzzlement: "What if?" If I remember correctly, my son came to see me yesterday, and the next time I will wait until tomorrow..."

From the side Zhang Rang quickly spoke for Liu Bian: "Your Highness is also afraid that His Majesty will be bored, otherwise, Your Highness can't wait to be with His Majesty every day."

"Heh." Emperor Ling laughed and didn't reply, just looked at Liu Bian.

Liu Bian felt some pressure for no reason, so he took out Liu Yan's memorial from his bosom, and changed the topic: "Father, please read this memorial first."

"Well?"

Emperor Ling took Liu Yan's memorial and watched it carefully, his expression gradually became solemn, and at the same time he understood why Liu Bian came today.

After a while, he put down the memorial and asked seriously, "What do you think?"

Liu Bian cupped his hands and said, "I think it is not advisable to 'abolish history and establish animal husbandry'..."

As he spoke, he saw Emperor Ling raised his hand and made a gesture of playing chess, so he played first with the white chess.

There is no way, after all, his chess strength is far worse than that of Lingdi. Although the father and son can play a whole game of chess every time, Liu Bian also knows that this is Lingdi's effort and wants to play more with his son. Just chatting - it is undeniable that this Hunjun's attainments in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are far better than Liu Bian.

"Why?"

Emperor Ling made a casual move and asked casually.

Liu Bian said all of a sudden: "The state pastor has too much power, and it is easy to create a situation where the tail is too big to lose."

Emperor Ling frowned and said, "According to what Liu Yan said, the appointment of the state shepherd can strengthen the control over counties..."

"My son thinks that Governor Liu is exaggerating." Liu Bian shook his head, and said to Emperor Ling seriously: "My son also knows that the current control of our Han Dynasty over local counties and counties is indeed relatively weak, especially in the powerful gentry. In counties and counties, the words of a prefect of a county are actually not as effective as the words of the local gentry. But can abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry really strengthen the control of counties?"

He thought of Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou in history, shook his head and said: "Whether it is the governor of the state or the governor of the state, they are all appointed by the imperial court. Under the circumstances, he also has only two choices. One is to compete with the local gentry. Those who are capable will overwhelm the gentry. Otherwise, they will be suppressed by the gentry. The gentry of a state are all colluding together to fight against the governor or the governor of the state, and the court can only dismiss him to appease the public grievances, don’t you think so?”

"Hmm..." Lingdi frowned slightly and nodded.

Seeing this, Liu Bian took a breath, and continued: "Therefore, I think most governors or state shepherds will choose the second path, that is, to be friendly and merge with the local gentry. Outsiders, like the leaders of the gentry in the state, they support the state shepherd, and the state shepherd protects them. If things go on like this, there will be a huge army in the state with the state shepherd as the leader, the prefects of the counties as minions, and the gentry in the state as the secret support. At that time, if the decree issued by the imperial court is not in line with the interests of the gentry in the state, I am afraid that the entire state will stand up and rebel against the imperial court. At that time, what the imperial court will have to face is not a rebellion in a county, but a rebellion in a state."

"..."

Lingdi was silent in thought, frowning as he pondered Liu Bian's words.

(End of this chapter)