Destiny Only Han

"I ask you, what are you laughing at?"

Liu Ying took half a step forward with an angry face, and so did Liu Bang behind him.

Shu Suntong's face was pale, and almost instantly, his whole body was sweating, as if he had just been fished out of the water. His lips trembled: "Old minister, old minister..."

Liu Ying directly interrupted Shu Suntong's defense, and asked sharply: "My grandfather passed away. The whole country is gone, and the people are in grief. Are you happy?"

On the other side, Lu Jia, Yuan Gu and other Confucian masters wanted to step forward to help Yuanyuanchang, but they didn't say a word in the end.

Confucianism is the most important etiquette. On such an occasion, not to mention crying, at least show a mournful expression. It is too much to show a smile!

The important thing is that everyone has the desire to make progress. Shu Suntong has been the head of the Nine Ministers for more than ten years, and his buttocks are already big. It is time for them to sit in this position.

Their buttocks are still small!
Censor Zhou Ke sighed in his heart, slowly took two steps forward, shook his head and said:
"Ji Sijun (the title of Shusun Tong) has always been respectful and diligent, and he is old, and he is dyed with Chen Ke. Now that the country is mourning, Ji Sijun is always up and sleeping at night, conscientious... It is an unintentional mistake to want to come here, please also please Your Majesty In view of the fact that he was the crown prince and tutor, forgive him..."

Although Shusuntong joined Liu Bang's camp later, Zhou Ke and Shusuntong worked together for a long time during the process of formulating the etiquette of the Han Dynasty and the subsequent continuous revision, so it is normal to want to raise a hand.

"Unintentional mistake? Is it an understatement of Doctor Yushi's words?" Ting Weihou Feng came out with a face full of anger, refuted a sentence, and then bowed to Liu Ying: "Your Majesty, Uncle Sun Tongjun's disrespect in front of you, this is the big Your Majesty, please judge the crime of disrespect!"

After Hou Feng finished speaking, the already very quiet environment suddenly became more audible and silent.

The crime of disrespect, if it is put in normal times, is at most a dismissal and seizing the title, but if it is put in the environment of "the important affairs of the country are worshiped in the army", beheading is not an exaggeration, even if it is a whole family.
Su Wu, for example, was the one on the Han Su Wu Festival. His older brother was named Su Jia, and his official position was Captain Fengche, the full-time driver of the emperor.

Well, Huo Guang also served in this position.

But such a high-ranking official, once when driving a carriage for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the horse suddenly rushed forward in shock, the carriage hit a beam and broke the shaft, so he was accused of disrespect by the censor, so he immediately chose to commit suicide with his sword , Keeping the whole family.

Therefore, the moment Shu Suntong heard Hou Feng's disrespectful words, his first thought was to draw his sword and kill himself.

But the crux of the problem is that today is the day for Liu Taigong's funeral. Even Xiao He, who has the right to walk on the sword to the palace, is bare-handed, let alone a little Ji heir.

As a result, Shusuntong collapsed to the ground all of a sudden, just looking at the angry Liu Bang with a pleading face.

He is very old, and the previous shrewdness and ingenuity have long since disappeared, but he knows very well that although Liu Ying is the emperor, if Liu Bang doesn't want him to die, he can still live!

After all, the great man ruled the world with filial piety!

It's a pity that he miscalculated his position in Liu Bang's heart.

As an old ranger who used a Confucian crown as a urinal when he was drunk, and everything went well after he abdicated, how could he go against his own wishes for a Confucian scholar.

Dahan, rule the world with filial piety!

The couple who were lying in the coffin and were about to be sent to the underground palace and could only meet each other in dreams from now on were his father and mother!
So, go to hell!

Liu Bang turned his head, and Liu Ying said in a deep voice: "It's disrespectful to honor Uncle Sun Tongjun's disrespect, and Ting Wei will be sent to prison for investigation!"

Hou Feng suppressed the joy in his heart, bowed and cupped his hands, and said seriously: "Obey!"

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The burial ceremony is still going on, but there are only eight Jiuqings left, but after all, the whole process has been rehearsed long ago, so it doesn't matter who is missing.

It's just that unlike Liu Bang and Liu Ying who were immersed in grief, although Liu Heng also showed sadness, it was more for Shu Suntong.

Liu Ying does not recognize Shu Suntong as her teacher, but in Liu Heng's heart, Shu Suntong is his teacher!

A teacher for one day, a father for life!

To some extent, Shu Suntong treated him better than Liu Bang!

After all, his mother Bo Ji was not favored, and it was rare for him to see Liu Bang several times a year, so he was naturally the same. Therefore, in his growth, Liu Bang did not teach him by precepts and deeds, but Shu Suntong taught him how to be a man. The truth taught him the wisdom of the predecessors and the wisdom of the present in detail.

In particular, Shusun Tong is his only backer in the court...

Now, the mountain has fallen...

And with the same idea as Liu Heng, there is also a large group of officials who were born as Confucian scholars.

They don't care what Shusuntong's crime is, the terrible thing is that Shusuntong fell into Hou Feng's hands!
Who is Hou Feng?

The vicious legalist dog, the cruel officials in the court, is one of the few evil stars in today's Han Dynasty that can stop children from crying!
The important thing is that every time Hou Feng handles a case according to the imperial edict, he will set off a big prison, implicate tens of thousands of people, and convict hundreds of thousands!
If Hou Feng is going to set off a big prison again, I'm afraid none of them officials recommended by Shusun Tong will have a good time!

Lu Jia, Yuan Gu, and even Liu Jiao's hearts were full of sadness and remorse.

If they had known that Shusun Tong would be arrested for disrespect, they would definitely abandon the previous rift and defend each other for whatever they said!

In today's court, everyone is forming cliques and fighting against dissidents, trying to get more cakes from the dinner plate.

Although Confucianism is divided into different schools, they have been arguing endlessly in the past, accusing each other of being heresy, but after all, they are brothers who break the bones and connect the tendons!
Regret, in short, very regret...

"This is just the beginning, do you know why?"

Zhang Liang, who was huddled in the corner, pulled Zhang Buyi and muttered in a low voice, trying to teach him to be smart. After all, if his own son is called a tiger father, he will lose face in the end.

When Zhang Liang's face was really like this, Zhang Buji shook his head blankly, and asked in a voice that could only be heard by him and Zhang Liang: "I don't know..."

"In the past, when Shusun Tong followed the Supreme Emperor, he had more than a hundred disciples, but he did not recommend them to the Supreme Emperor, but recommended many rangers and villainous youths... When his disciples complained about him, do you know what he said? ?” Zhang Liang asked, but before Zhang Buyi could answer, he continued:

"He said that the king of Han is fighting for the world today. Do you guys have the ability to lead the army? Therefore, we must first recommend people who can cut the banner. When the world is peaceful, they will be like Lu Jia said. Fighting the world, how can you rule the world immediately? After all, it will be useful when you get you!"

"It was through such a move that Shusun Tong earned himself the title of Emperor Ji."

"Later, after the current set of red-tape ceremonies were completed, Shusun Tong took the opportunity to recommend his disciples to the Supreme Emperor. As a result, more than 100 people were all named Lang Guan, and spread throughout the court and the public!"

"Thus, Uncle Sun Tong is known as Confucianism, and he is hidden as the leader of Confucianism in the world!"

Zhang Buyi nodded, still bewildered: "But, what does this have to do with just the beginning? I remember Liu Ying said that talents are selected, and even as long as the other party does not harm Li Shu and is not greedy for ink, there is no need to care about others." What kind of background..."

Zhang Liang first showed an expression of approval, then lowered his voice and said, "It is true, but it is aimed at individuals, not cronies."

"In the past, in addition to meritorious service on the battlefield, officials were selected by the imperial court. One was 'Renzi' and the other was 'Selection'. These two refer to people like you and the rich and powerful in the local area..."

"But now there is an additional 'national examination', which mainly selects the second official from the current graduates of Dahan Public School... After so many years, there are more than a thousand people on the list!"

"But the problem lies here."

Zhang Liang paused for a moment, looked around silently, saw that no one noticed him, so he continued to lower his voice and say:
"Confucianism always pays attention to teaching without discrimination. When they found that they could not compete for the free learning in the countryside, many old Confucian students with poor heads and poor experience switched careers and took some pre-examination training courses...to recruit students who are interested in participating in the national examination. , use the real questions from previous exams that I have collected to explain repeatedly, and at the same time boldly guess the questions..."

"Don't even mention it, they really let them do it... so much so that the students who are admitted to the Zuo Erguan now call themselves Confucian scholars. They even arranged seats inside. For example, I was elected in the 15th year of Han Dynasty. Yes, and you were elected in the 16th year of the Han Dynasty, so after everyone meets, you need to salute me, even if your official position is higher than mine..."

Zhang Buyi covered his mouth and coughed violently to cover up his smile.

Zhang Liang naturally explained to the people around him: "The dog is mourning too much. These days, he can't eat well and can't sleep at night, so that he catches the cold... After all, his wife, the emperor, is also his great father..."

When the people around him shook their heads and sighed and looked away, Zhang Liang gave Zhang Buyi a few hateful glances. At the same time, he lamented in his heart that he neglected to teach his son in order to help the Supreme Emperor fight for the world. Can't have both...

Zhang Buyi calmed down and asked, "And then?"

"Then? Seedlings from other families grew in your own field? Can you bear it?" Zhang Liang showed a somewhat sinister expression: "Today there are nearly a thousand princes, civil and military officials present, why does Your Majesty only stare at Shusun Tong? And after that, he didn't save face for the former prince and Taifu at all, and handed it over to Tingwei directly."

"Look, in the next few months, Chang'an will definitely be bloody..."

Zhang Buyi stood on tiptoe and looked at Liu Ying who was at the front, and looked at the other party's face as if nothing had happened, and shivered suddenly.

This guy, has he grown to this point now?I'm going to quicken my pace... Zhang Buyi turned his head silently, pulled Zhang Liang who continued to shrink his neck to reduce his sense of presence, and started asking all kinds of mentally retarded questions.

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Heaven is perpetual, not for Yao, not for Jie, even though Liu Ying is still unable to get out of the grief for Liu Taigong, the 36-day filial piety period he stipulated has ended.

The streets and alleys of Chang'an City were no longer as pale as before, and became colorful again.

And in Xuanshi Hall of Changle Palace, the highest center of power in the empire, the first court meeting in the true sense of the first year of the Great Sage also began.

Under Majesty Dan, the caller held the edict in his hand, and his voice was loud and cadenced. What he was promulgating was the appointment of Xiao Lu, the original prince's family order, as the new Fengchang.

Well, the word 'trial' needs to be added to the title, just like the internship period when an employee first arrives at the job, but this kind of government appointment is different from a private business company, and will eventually become a full-time employee.

Sitting cross-legged in the hall, all the officials in red uniforms had no objection to this, even Lu Jia who looked like his father was dead.

After all, Xiao Lu is Xiao He's son-in-law, plus he has been the prince's family order for so many years, whether it is ability or qualifications, and he is now in his 40s, it is not too much to be promoted to Jiuqing.

Then, after Xiao Lu replaced the black ribbon with the bronze seal of the Qianshi official and wore the green ribbon with the silver seal symbolizing the two thousand stone boss, the audience began to read out the second edict.

"...Gai Xingjue son, the lotus is like him, so the wife is called the emperor Xiaokang, the emperor, the temple name is the ancestor, and the queen is the emperor Xiaokang, the emperor. Now the princes and kings are ordered to establish the temple of the emperor Xiaokang and the queen. The capital..."

After the edict was read, the whole Xuanshi Palace could hear the needle drop, and even Zhang Liang had a bewildered expression on his face.

Everyone was mentally prepared for the matter of giving Liu Taigong a temple name, but only the matter of building a temple to worship Liu Taigong in the vassal states completely exceeded their psychological expectations.

After all, this is your grandfather, not mine. Wouldn't it be fine for you to build a temple in Guanzhong to offer sacrifices, or even just build a temple in your Liu family's vassal state?

But there is no way, the Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, just as Ji Xin said that day, without Liu Taigong, there would be no Liu Bang, and there would be no glory and wealth for them.

Thinking of the source of drinking water, the temple must be built naturally...

Well, the resistance of the princes is actually very understandable.

The ancients were very fancy about sacrifices, not only during festivals and festivals, but also on the first and fifteenth day of each month.

The important thing is that this is the Shengzu Temple where Liu Taigong's tablet is placed, which leads to the fact that the standard of sacrifice must not be low.

The tributes are actually worthless, anyway, these things will not be wasted in the end, and the money is spent in each vassal state to support a group of people, such as guards in charge of the holy ancestor temple, musicians, ritual officials, and even farmers who take care of the sacrificial fields ...

Lin Lin finally figured it out, at least several hundred people!

The important thing is that these people are full-time, not part-time!

This is fine for the big vassal states with more than a thousand food cities, but it is a bit too much for the small vassal states with less than a few hundred food cities.

After all, some of them, in order to maintain their dignity, even had to rely on borrowing to survive. It is not uncommon for them to be forced to pay by creditors during the New Year...

Now that this edict is promulgated, another mountain has been added to their heads...

Well, the Han Dynasty pursued a two-level system of prefectures and states. As long as there are lords who have food and towns, they can be regarded as feudal territories, having feudal states, and possessing administrative, judicial, taxation and other powers on the territory.

For example, Zhou Bo, who offended Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty in history, when he returned to Jiangxian County, his food city, every time Luan Bu, governor of Hedong County, passed by near Jiangxian County, he would call up the armed forces under his name with fear, for fear that the other party would come. trouble him...

Liu Ying was condescending and had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, but the crown on his head hung down so that everyone could not see the sneer on his lips clearly.

Now that the river has crossed, it's time to tear down the bridge.

But if someone deprives others of their titles through unwarranted means, their reputation will be ruined if it spreads out.

After all, it is clearly written on the Danshu iron coupon made by Liu Bang himself. Even if the Yellow River is the thickness of a belt, Mount Tai is only the size of a whetstone, but the favor bestowed by the Han Dynasty will extend to your son. Children and grandchildren!
But the golden cup is for you to drink together, and the white blade will not spare you.

If the vassals who possessed the iron certificate of Danshu violated the law, they would have no objection to being deprived of their titles.

Therefore, based on the last filial piety of a grandson to his grandfather, Liu Ying doubled the size of the original Holy Ancestor Temple, and at the same time gave the temple name of "Sacred Ancestor" to the full extent of the sacrifice regulations.

In this way, whoever dares to cheat during the sacrificial offerings, or invades the sacrificial field of the Holy Ancestor Temple, will automatically give the handle to him.

For example, in order to make Liu Che's crown prince more stable, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty arrested Linjiang King Liu Rong and took him to Chang'an on the charge of occupying the wall of the ancestral temple to build a palace. In the end, Liu Rong committed suicide and died.

However, Liu Ying's move is aimed at cooperating with the Tweeting Order and this kind of conspiracy to split the big princes into small princes, and then put the small princes in one pot...

In addition, he also wants to strengthen the social distribution mechanism. Only the rich spend more money, and the poor can have money to spend...

After all, the princes and kings of the lands and borders already have power, and if they have money, how can they pay it off?
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Chang'an City, Tingwei Mansion.

Although the spring is now beautiful, the cars and horses in Chang'an City are sparkling, and the crowds are surging, but the long street in front of the Tingwei Mansion is like a ghost, not only is there no pedestrians, even the painting style seems to be biased towards black and white... …

The large prison that can accommodate thousands of people is overcrowded again. Not only many high-ranking officials in the court, but also many respected old trainers among the people have also been arrested...

After all, the current Han Dynasty is a feudal dynasty, and the ban on education and training does not even require a document.

Although Tingwei Houfeng felt that it was a bit overkill, but after all, the Confucian scholars at this time were not the grandfathers of later generations of landlords. Their idol was Yan Hui. They had a basket of food and a cup of drink. That Yan Hui who changed his joy...

So if you want to get involved, you can only have more than enough energy.

But when Hou Feng looked at the residence newspaper in the court today, his gray beard trembled, and his gray eyes became bright and bright.

Confucian scholars have said that if you conquer the world immediately, how can you rule the world immediately?
But to govern the world, does it have to be Confucianism, and other legalists can't do it. In the past, the powerful Qin was able to sweep the world and rule the world, didn't it just use their Legalist way of governing the country?

As for the death of the second generation, he himself appointed a traitor, so what has he to do with the Legalists?

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On the west bank of Mazi River.

In the muddy forest and swamp, a middle-aged man wearing a curvy robe with an invisible color and hair styled like a Han merchant staggered forward.

Although he was already out of breath, he didn't dare to stop at all.

Someone is chasing him!
Those dwarfs who were only as tall as his chest had chased him all the way from Wang Dancheng to a place close to the border of Han.

He is a Han traveling businessman, and because of some delays, he chose to stay in Wangxian City temporarily after the road was blocked by heavy snow. Anyway, the price there is cheap, and the important thing is his identity as a Han. Even in the palace, he is also the seat of the other monarch. Guest of honor!

But this life of debauchery and feasting, and the daily life of the gods, came to an abrupt end with Wei Man's rebellion.

Fortunately, the senior official's house where he stayed that day had a secret passage leading to the outside of the city, so he was able to escape his life.

It's a pity that the shadow of the god of death is like a gangrene, and those rebels who burned, killed and looted in the city chased up along the tunnel.

Although he didn't know why the other party obviously showed mercy when he knew his identity as a Han, but this was a good opportunity to escape!

After all, matters of life and death must never be left in the hands of others!

In this way, he stumbled and ran all the way, followed by those chattering Japanese people, and the two sides ran all the way from Wangxian City to here.

Fortunately, the weather is warm now, the snow has melted, and the ground is muddy. His height and long legs are not affected, but those short legs will suffer...

But he knew that he couldn't last long.

Perhaps, he shouldn't have resisted back then, and should have been taken back to the city by them.

After all, he is a Han, and in the world known to the Han today, no tribal country dares to kill a Han, even if he is just a merchant who is one of the seven subjects!
This is the strong man!
Recalling the greatness of the Han Empire in his heart, the middle-aged businessman once again raised his head, feeling that his body had inexhaustible strength.

How could a proud Han become a prisoner of the Japanese?
I would rather die than surrender!
So he ran and began to search the surrounding underground for a suitable weapon.

Such as rocks, such as broken branches.

In this way, it is equivalent to having a weapon at hand, and he can fight to the death with those Japanese who are chasing him!
Gradually, under his deliberate search, a stone hammer of suitable size appeared in his hand.

Instinctively, he swung it twice, and found that although it was a bit heavy, it was exceptionally easy to use. If he hit the enemy's head all at once, it would definitely cause the opponent's head to bleed.

So he began to lean against the tree trunk, panting heavily for a rest.

Before fighting, he needs enough physical strength.

Time began to pass by like this, and only a long series of messy and heavy footsteps gradually sounded in the jungle amidst birds and beasts.

coming!

The middle-aged traveling merchant suddenly became short of breath.

In his line of sight, more than a dozen short, muddy Japanese men approached cautiously.

"Sir, we don't have any malicious intentions. We are just ordering you to go back and be our guest..."

"who?"

Amidst the sound of a powerful crossbow piercing the air, the eyes of the middle-aged traveling merchant squatting on the ground quickly became crystal clear.

This is Yan Jun's crossbow arrow, he is saved!