Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 211 Dalian prefecture, middle infant city, small gathering and Jiangmo
Standing outside the door are the emperor Liu Hong and his servant Xun Yu.

When they arrived, Liu Yu was discussing with Cao Cao about a crucial point...

Xun Yu originally wanted to push the door, but was stopped by Liu Hong.

And when Liu Yu mentioned the so-called "strong stems and weak branches", the so-called "the front door drives out the tiger, the back door enters the wolf...", Liu Hong had a hard time controlling his throbbing and contradictory emotions.

Yu'er's words spoke to his heart!
Of course, the reason why Liu Yu said this was not wanton fabrication, but a bloody record in history.

Compared with the Western Han Dynasty, the regime of the Eastern Han Dynasty was established with the support of powerful landlords, so the powerful landlords enjoyed great privileges politically and economically.

Especially during the period of Emperor Huan Ling, the economy, political power, and talent selection were almost all in the hands of powerful landlords. They also merged land and established farms... to achieve a large scale, diversified operations, and living together with ethnic groups. Manor economy with private armed characteristics.

With the continuous development of the manor economy, powerful landlords not only control local politics, economy...

They all have a certain amount of military strength.

However, before the Yellow Turban Uprising, this military power was restricted after all...

It is impossible for the imperial court to watch these powerful landlords grow bigger and even cultivate arms.

The powerful landlords will not be so unscrupulous as to openly recruit soldiers... Against the imperial court, the two sides maintain a delicate balance!

But the Yellow Turban Uprising...

When Emperor Han Ling ordered that the general system be completely released, it was a whole new situation.

The "manor owners" in these places changed suddenly and became princes!
They can easily raise a huge army of soldiers, and through mergers and expansions, the number of their soldiers and horses will further increase, thus creating a situation of "supporting soldiers and self-respect"!
According to the development of history, in the fifth year of Zhongping, after the Yellow Turban was pacified, the emperor Liu Hong was forced to carry out a reform, that is, "abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry", changing the state governor to state animal husbandry, and further delegating power to local officials.

The consequences...

It is the unprecedented expansion of state pastoral power and the weakening of centralization...

Even the full formation of the separatist regimes of the princes.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Yellow Turban Uprising did not complete the task of destroying the great Han, but because of these "supporting soldiers and self-respect", because of the decentralization of the military system... because of these walls and the disintegration of the grassroots regime, the Han really existed in name only!
call...

Emperor Liu Hong let out a long breath.

Cao Cao had already opened the door, seeing Xun Yu and "Chen Wang Liu Chong", his original vigilance was completely restrained...

"Third brother, one of my own!"

Following Cao Cao's voice, Liu Yu also raised his head and looked outside the door...

But it was a surprise.

Chen Wang Liu Chong, what kind of Chen Wang Liu Chong is this? He is clearly the emperor Liu Hong.

Here he is... again... again!

But Xun Yu was afraid that Liu Yu might say something wrong, so he hurriedly said: "Liu brother, the situation in the court has been complicated and changeable recently, and King Chen is also quite distressed, so let me bring him here to ask you for advice."

"Since you're here, let's sit down!" Liu Yu got up and asked Liu Hong and Xun Yu to take their seats...

For a while, Liu Yu, Cao Cao, Liu Hong, and Xun Yu sat down in the small study.

"Chen Wang is probably here because of the Taipingdao rebellion?"

Liu Yu spoke first...

He knew that it was not easy for the emperor to go out of the palace in a micro-clothes, how many eyes did he have to avoid?Simply... cut to the chase.

Liu Hong opened his mouth: "Just now when I was outside the door, I heard Guanzhu Liu mentioned that 'the front door drives away the tiger, and the back door enters the wolf', and I felt something in my heart, so I was shocked by Guanzhu Liu."

"Where is it..." Liu Yu explained: "I was just chatting with my elder brother... It's just a family talk, so don't take it seriously."

"No!" Liu Hong raised his hand, "What you mentioned just now is very insightful, can you talk about it in detail, if the imperial court loosens the military system, it may cause a series of consequences!"

This…

Liu Yu's eyeballs must be.

He coughed lightly, and since he always asks this question, he simply...don't hide it.

The liberalization of the military system seems to have all benefits but no harm, but the consequences are very serious!

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Ma Yuanyi used stones to complete the last stroke of the character "正" on the wall of the cell. There were already six characters "正" on the wall. He was imprisoned for a full [-] days.

And thirty days, many things can happen.

For example, Taiping Taoists from all over the world sneaked into various states and counties, and used lime to write the four characters "Huang Tian Dang Li" on the gates and walls of the city!
Uprisings broke out in various states at the same time, and the secret sign of meeting was to wrap a piece of yellow cloth on the head, which was called "Yellow Turban Thief" or "Moth Thief" by the government...

Now... the world of the big man is in complete chaos!

Of course, these... Ma Yuanyi doesn't care.

What he cared about was...unexpectedly...no one came to take him to the execution ground for execution!
What was even more surprising was that for [-] days in a row, no one said a word to him except for the jailer who brought him food... as if he was going to suffocate him to death.

This is so anomalous!
Thinking in another way, if he is the emperor, if he catches such an envoy of the Taiping Dao, he will definitely be punished with a chariot, as a warning to others, to deter the Taiping Dao...

Can…

Finally... On this day, the gate of the prison was opened.

Facing the sporadic torches...

Sima Fang appeared in front of Ma Yuanyi.

"Si...Sima Mansion Lord?"

After not speaking for a long time, Ma Yuanyi's voice became stumbling.

Sima Fang didn't make a sound, just winked, and the jailer dragged Ma Yuanyi out and dragged him to another room.

Ma Yuanyi only thought that his time was approaching, but he never thought...but he was led into a clean house.

In the house, only Ma Yuanyi and Sima Fang...

This was nothing, but unexpectedly, Ma Yuanyi found that his shackles and shackles had all been untied, which surprised him greatly.

"Your Majesty Sima is not afraid of me?"

"What am I afraid of you for?" Sima Fang looked fearless, pointing to a few sets of clean clothes on the ground. "Change clothes!"

"This..." Ma Yuanyi was a little confused...

Sima Fang pouted, "What? Don't want to go out?"

Ma Yuanyiyou couldn't believe his ears, "I...I...I'm going out?"

What he wants to say is that he is a prisoner...he is the envoy of the Taiping Dao, how can he get out?

Shouldn't the body be divided into five horses, as an example to others?

"Hehe..." Sima Fang saw what he was thinking, and said loudly, "Ma Yuanyi, the envoy of the Taiping Dao, has been quartered by five horses in public. Don't you have another name? Yi, a disciple of Zhang Zhi, a master of calligraphy. Yuan Toad, although the name is not very pleasant, you can use this name in the future... Your Majesty has granted your life!"

Uh…

Ma Yuanyi felt that he was frightened, like five thunders roaring...

A deep shock enveloped the whole body!

"Your Majesty...don't be afraid of me...don't be afraid of me..."

Ma Yuanyi's words trembled a little... as if, I still can't believe it!

"Haha..." Sima Fang laughed and said, "Are you afraid that you will help the Taiping Dao to rebel again? Ha ha... His Majesty sent people to Youzhou to investigate. Your mother is a believer in the Tao of Heavenly Master. Now she has been promoted from ghost soldier to One party is offering wine, assisting the chief offering wine to manage the affairs of the Heavenly Masters in Youzhou...but this time the Taiping Dao Kyushu rebellion, only Youzhou is alone, and your mother's management is indispensable in this process!"

Speaking of this, Sima Fang paused, "Besides, neither Your Majesty nor I believe that a person who died righteously for the word 'filial piety' and for the grace of 'saving his mother' will go to that place after he is released from prison." Taiping Dao... Hehe, speaking of which, is there only 'saints' and 'sacrificing wine' in the Tao of Heavenly Masters? Can't you fill in another god's envoy?"

Ah…

What Sima Fang said made Ma Yuanyi laugh.

Now, he understands everything...

His "filial piety", his mother's behavior... In exchange for the trust of the emperor, it also bought him, Ma Yuanyi, a chance to be born again.

Wait... Ma Yuanyi thought of more as he thought about it thoroughly.

Is it understandable as...

Is it... Liu Guanzhu of Tianshidao saved him twice?

If... If there was no such episode, Ma Yuanyi insisted on going his own way and devoted his allegiance to the Taiping Dao. Would he really be torn apart by five horses after he followed Tang Zhou's whistleblowing?
"Gudong..."

Subconsciously swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Ma Yuanyi didn't dare to think too much...

Think carefully!

He put on clean clothes calmly, and warm water was thoughtfully provided in the room so that Ma Yuanyi could wash off the dirt on his cheeks, hands and feet...

done this...

Sima Fang couldn't help asking: "Where do you plan to go after you get out of prison?"

Ma Yuanyi asked back: "Don't Mr. Simafu plan to send someone to watch me?"

Sima Fang waved his hand, "It seems that there is no need for that! Besides, there is a shortage of officers and soldiers nowadays!"

Ma Yuanyi laughed and said, "Haha, didn't the Lord of the Sima Mansion just say that there can be another divine envoy in the Tao of Heavenly Masters? Look at me... If I recommend myself to Master Liu? Is it suitable?"

Hey…

Sima Fang raised his eyebrows, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, "If you can make great contributions, it will be a good commendation to Yulin Liulang!"

"Hahahahaha..." Ma Yuanyi laughed loudly, "Great work? That's not easy! When it comes to understanding the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Central Plains, even Zhang Jiao, the great virtuous teacher, can't compare to me!"

This is a bit arrogant...

Unfortunately, Sima Fang believed it.

No wonder, he has grown up so big, and he has never seen such an arrogant person!
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——Princes from all sides, the big ones connect counties and countries, the middle ones are infant cities, and the small ones gather to surrender!

In one study room of Yulin Temple.

When Liu Yu mentioned this sentence, Emperor Liu Hong took a deep breath. He seemed to have seen the disintegration of the Great Han Dynasty after the Yellow Turban Rebellion subsided under Yu'er's deduction.

Yang Ci's proposal to lift the restrictions on the military system... is simply wrong for the country!
Liu Yu's words continued, "His Royal Highness, the so-called... people's hearts are not ancient, and it is said that it is easy to go from simple to extravagant, and from extravagant to simple. It is true... once the military system is released, it cannot be easily taken back. There are five hundred soldiers in hand. That is the owner of the manor, but if there are [-] soldiers, then they are warlords... they are princes! Separating one side and keeping the family prosperous... is the purpose of these families. As for the change of dynasty, it may only exist in their experience world!"

Historically, after Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty abolished history and established animal husbandry, Liu Yan, Huang Wan, and Liu Yu were the first to be selected as state animal husbandry in Yizhou, Yuzhou, and Youzhou!

Liu Yan's governance of Yizhou was quite effective in the early stage;
When Huang Wan took office as the shepherd of Yuzhou, he not only put down the bandit Lu Liang who caused chaos in Yuzhou, but also managed Yuzhou well;

When Liu Yu served as the shepherd of Youzhou, he won the hearts of the people. He not only quelled the civil strife of Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju, but also implemented benevolent policies to make Youzhou live and work in peace.

True…

To a certain extent, these people have made some positive impacts on the stability of Dahan.

But... what he did in the later period, especially Liu Yan's Yizhou, was a bit of a show.

One moment, he could be a loyal minister of the Liu family, and the next moment he could become an ambitious warlord of the Eastern Han Dynasty...

This is still the clan of the Han Dynasty...

Those surnamed "Yuan" and "Dong" will go too far.

"Is the system related to people's hearts?" Liu Hong murmured softly, he was even a little bit afraid, he was lucky to have come to this Yulin Temple, otherwise... if he really accepted Yang Ci's proposal, the big man did not fall at the hands of Taipingdao, but at the hands of Taipingdao In the hands of this edict.

"Then according to Guanzhu Liu's opinion? How should we deal with this way of peace?" Liu Hong asked back.

Xun Yu added at the right time: "It's easy to get a thousand troops, but hard to find a general... Now that the famous general Yang Qiu who was worthy of a great position has died, Duan Jiong is no longer as brave as he used to be, and the Taiwei Qiao Xuan is also over sixty years old. It is impossible, among the new generals, Jian Shuo is the only one who can be trusted by His Majesty, but he is in charge of the protection of the West Garden Army to protect His Majesty's security..."

Xun Yu's words are already euphemistic enough...

Liu Hong was even more impolite, "The corpses of the Manchu dynasty are vegetarian meals, even if there are five major regiments of the Northern Army, who can be the general?"

actually…

At the beginning, Yang Ci had already proposed three people, but... because of the "delegation of the military system", Liu Hong was also full of doubts about the people Yang Ci proposed.

never thought...

Liu Yu said directly: "Did Your Majesty forget those imperial students who are 'the emperor's minister, the country's pillar'?"

As soon as this statement comes out…

Cao Cao's eyeballs must be, he is a student!
Not only Cao Cao, but also Xun Yu's eyes narrowed, and his nephew Xun You is also a student of the imperial court...

In recent years, due to the influence of the party, the situation of Tai students is not optimistic. Many Tai students have returned to their hometowns to live in seclusion... Now, it is...

Liu Hong narrowed his eyes slightly...

I thought to myself, Tai students are some talents that can be used.

Liu Yu's words were not finished yet: "His Royal Highness Chen Wang can invite His Majesty to immediately send a special person to call out the roster of Taixue students overnight, and list the Taixue students who graduated within ten years one by one. The number should exceed 500 people. In addition... Shang Shutai drafted the edict, dispatched fast horses, and carried the edict out of the four gates of Luoyang, and rushed to the country in the four directions of east, west, south, and north, calling scholars and students who were hidden in the four directions... urgently went to Beijing to discuss the thieves Big plan!"

Speaking of this, Liu Yu turned his eyes to Cao Cao, "Not to mention anything else, among the students of my eldest brother Cao Mengde, there are many students from Zhang Miao, Hu Muban, Xun You, Wu Qiong, Zhou Yu and others... Among these people, such as my elder brother Cao Mengde, who learned military skills such as horse riding, archery, and city siege from Duan Jiong, among other students, there must be many who are proficient in planning and all kinds of craftsmen! Solve the shortcomings of the lack of generals in the Northern Army of Hanting, as for... the commander!"

Liu Yu paused for a moment, "This...you have to choose a soldier who can surpass others, and who has a very strong reputation, I...don't dare to speak nonsense!"

Hey…

Not to mention, the counter-insurgency problem that has plagued Liu Hong for a long time.

On Yu'er's side, the solution was solved in a few words...

Including big plans at the strategic level...

Including the hard-to-find dilemma…

Even after suppressing the rebellion, Yu'er also considered it.

His words are not profound, but every sentence is profound and simple, which makes people hear very clearly and is very convincing.

hiss…

Liu Hong exhaled lightly.

Just wanted to say a word of praise...

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was the first to stand up, "Third brother, it turns out that...all of this is within your expectations. Hahaha, brother, I am finally capable of fighting."

After all, it was Cao Cao when he was young. He didn't have so many palaces and restraints, but he showed a lot more sharpness!
On the other hand, Liu Hong...

What he was thinking about was, would every imperial student, like Cao Cao, be willing to help the court put down the rebellion?
Do they still remember the words "the emperor's assistant minister and the country's pillar" in the Taixue Shijing?
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(End of this chapter)