I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 36 Even though he died nine times, he still has no regrets

Liu He has not made clear his intentions for a long time. Even if these subordinates have the lofty ambition of "making life for the people", they will lose the motivation to follow Liu He one day.

This is not selfishness, but human nature. There are very few people who can completely get rid of the shackles of fame and fortune.

Liu He thought for a while and asked Dai Zong, "Have you discussed this in private?"

"The officials dare not hide it, we have discussed it, please forgive me."

"Then how do you think I should go on?"

Liu He threw the question back to Dai Zong, who took the reins and stopped the carriage beside the official road.

At this time, the carriage was already five or six miles away from the north wall of Changyi City, but it was still five or six miles away from Gongguan.

So here is the least populated place.

The early spring has passed, everything is renewed, the green plants are sprouting, the chicks are hatching, everything is full of vitality, but there is still a trace of bleakness in the winter.

There seemed to be some hesitation on Dai Zong's face, but he became decisive and firm again in an instant.

This Kongwu is powerful, and the somewhat reckless visitor seems to have made a lot of determination, and suddenly becomes solemn.

After a few breaths, Dai Zong got out of the car, straightened his old wrinkled robe, then knelt down on the official road, and bowed to Liu He.

The ceremony of kneeling and worshiping in the Han Dynasty was a very common etiquette. It did not have the meaning of servility in later generations, but a trace of solemnity and determination.

Prince Dan's worship of Jing Ke is tragic, and Tang Ju's worship of King Qin is decisive.

And Dai Zongbai Liu He has both.

"Master, we hope that you will go to Chang'an and become the Son of Heaven."

Dai Zong spoke very directly, without the slightest bit of obscurity.

Liu He sat on the seat of the carriage as if sitting on a throne. He looked at Dai Zong who was lying on the ground, and said coldly: "Dai Zong, do you know that I can teach you just by this one sentence? Lieutenant Wang Ji, I sentence you to the death penalty of a clan!"

"The subordinates know, but even if they are punished by the clan, I have to say that it's not just me, other people also have this idea."

"Whether it's those of us who are officials, or other officials of Changyi Kingdom, or those people in Changyi Kingdom who don't know that you have helped them, they all have this idea."

Dai Zong spoke sincerely, and there was a trace of sobs in his voice.

Fortunately, there were no pedestrians passing by at this time, otherwise they would have stopped to watch the strange scene in front of them.

"Dai Zong, what you say now will not only kill you, but also put me in a situation where there is no end to redemption."

"Your official knows, please forgive me, Your Highness."

Liu He jumped out of the car and helped Dai Zong up.

"I also have good intentions, even though I died nine times, I still haven't regretted it."

This sentence is Qu Zi's heartfelt words to express his loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in "Li Sao".

Under such circumstances, Liu He said this sentence, not only to express his ambition, but also to persuade Dai Zong.

"Li Sao" is not a Confucian classic, but it is a must-read for Confucian students.

Dai Zong understood what Liu He meant almost as soon as he finished speaking.

"Under the door..."

"If you talk about this matter again and convey to them what I said today, Yu Wuyou and the others will understand."

"There is no need to say anything else, everything is as usual, don't let other people see the clues."

"promise."

Liu He looked to the northwest, and saw a high and raised mountain far away.

He knew that behind the mountain there were rivers and rivers, plains and canyons, and a city called Chang'an.

Even an insignificant person like Dai Zong felt a different atmosphere. It seemed that the world was about to change.

"It's windy, let's go."

"only!"

After a bumpy journey, Liu He and Dai Zong finally arrived at Gongguan in Changyi Kingdom in a carriage.

In the counties and states of the Han Dynasty, in addition to the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Lieutenant's Mansion, there are many opposing government offices.

The biggest difference between these offices and Zhu Cao is that they are relatively independent and are in charge of each relatively independent specific affairs.

From the point of view of affiliation, these government offices can be divided into two categories, one is directly in charge of the nine officials of the central court, and the other is independently acting under the control of the prime minister's office.

The first category includes iron officials in charge of ironmaking and metallurgy, salt officials in charge of cooking and selling salt, and officials in charge of stabilizing priceless equalizers.

The second category includes Confucian temples in charge of worshiping Confucius, workers in charge of palace construction and utensil manufacturing, and warehouse officials in charge of storage and preservation.

These government offices not only exist in the county, but also have corresponding government offices in each county.

Therefore, the management of Dahan from county to county is divided into two lines.

One is the administrative management system led by the governor of the county and the other is the business management system led by the remaining government offices.

The ranks of the chiefs of these government offices are similar, but the number of people they manage is very different.Some government offices have only a few people, while others have hundreds of people.

And Liu He and the others just arrived at the Gongguan Office, which has hundreds of people, and it is the government office with the largest number of people besides Iron Officials and Salt Officials.

Because of the large number of people under its jurisdiction, and the affairs under its jurisdiction required a wide space, the Changyi State Industry Office was set up outside the city.

The entire Gongguan Office has a large area, more than one mile long from north to south, and more than half a mile wide from east to west, covering an area of ​​240 mu, which is almost half the size of Changyi City.

However, most of them are places for craftsmen to work, and the real courtyard reserved for the workers is not particularly large, and it is just a courtyard with two entrances and two exits.

The various utensils manufactured by the Ministry of Industry and Government are not considered priceless, but they are also in short supply commodities that can be circulated in the market.

In order to prevent people from stealing, the Gongguan Office is surrounded by a city wall more than three meters high, and there are city patrol soldiers patrolling back and forth on the city wall, just like a small city.

Although Dai Zong was a frequent visitor to the Ministry of Industry, the carriage was stopped at the door as a routine inspection.

A chief in his early thirties walked to the carriage with a few soldiers, and Dai Zong bowed to him.

"Shi Chang Wang Ax asks Dai Shijun for his well-being."

"Exemption."

These pavilion soldiers are all people recruited from Changyi Kingdom, and their service cycle is one year.

According to the law of the Han Dynasty, men between the ages of 23 and 56 who have no official titles must serve three years of military service.

But these three years do not need to be taken at one time, but can be divided into three times, one for one year.

And the locations and responsibilities of the three years of service are slightly different.

Those who are strong and strong will be selected to serve as material officers, knights, light chariots and boatmen. They belong to the field troops and stay in the country to serve, that is, county soldiers.

After serving in the county soldiers, they can go to Chang'an immediately to serve as guards, or they can go to Chang'an after a while.

As for the remaining people who were selected, they were all kinds of pawns, such as Ting pawns who were responsible for public security and garrison, and Sui pawns who went to guard border counties.Of course, there are still many "pawns" who undertake different miscellaneous tasks in the government office.

In addition to these two years of military service, they also spend one month each year to serve the country.

Wang Fu, who is nearly forty years old, has already served in the military for the second time. The last time he went to Yuyang County, this time he is getting older, so he stayed in his home country.

Because of his previous service experience, he was appointed as the head of the ten pavilions, who was responsible for guarding the gate of the official office.

"Emissary Dai, don't be surprised by the routine inspection."

"This is your duty, there is no need to be polite."

Wang Ax walked to the carriage, opened the curtain, and saw Liu He whose face was covered by a bamboo hat.

(End of this chapter)