The great man will live forever

Chapter 267 A strange circle
  "Go to court."

"Mountain call."

"Long live my emperor."

"Call again."

"Long live."

"Three calls."

"Long live."

Liu Xiu sat high on the dragon chair and wore a royal robe, which was particularly grand. He accepted the worship of hundreds of officials. This was a great court meeting in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The court meeting was the meeting, decision-making and etiquette system of ancient Chinese countries between the monarch and his subjects, as well as between the central and local governments.

It originated from primitive social meetings, developed through the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, and was further improved in the Qin and Han dynasties.

The forms of court meetings in the Han Dynasty were also divided into: regular court meetings, inner court meetings, and large court meetings.

In addition, there are court meetings. In addition to important ministers such as prime ministers and imperial censors, the participants of the court meetings include other related ministers. Since the court meeting was presided over by the emperor himself, decisions could be made after discussions with ministers.

Changchao is relatively common and is an important form of central decision-making meeting in the Han Dynasty. Usually the emperor of the Han Dynasty would convene ministers to hold decision-making meetings. In historical materials, "calling ministers to discuss" and "calling ministers to discuss" often appear. A court official with a salary ranging from [-] shi to [-] shi.

In court meetings, the emperor had great decision-making power over matters discussed, but he would also assess the situation and not just make decisions based on his own preferences.

In addition, the people who participated in the Chang Dynasty in the Han Dynasty were complex and changeable, and the people who were qualified to participate in the Chang Dynasty in different time periods had obvious characteristics.

For example, in the early Han Dynasty, the princes and princes participated in the political discussions of the Chang Dynasty and played a leading role in the decision-making meetings of the Chang Dynasty. Later, they gradually lost their decision-making power in the Chang Dynasty meetings. The main participants in the entire Chang Dynasty of the Han Dynasty were the personnel of the bureaucratic system.

The regular court meeting is usually held in the Prime Minister's Palace, where the emperor will personally convene and participate in the meetings.

In addition, the time when the Chang Dynasty was held in the Han Dynasty was theoretically fixed, maybe once every five days, maybe on the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month.

The Chang Dynasty has its own characteristics. It is precisely because of the relative fixedness of the Chang Dynasty meeting and the relatively wide range of participating court officials that it further demonstrates the positive role of the Chang Dynasty in the politics of the Han Dynasty, reducing decision-making errors in discussions and playing the role of brainstorming. To ensure the country's stable development to a certain extent.

Then came the Inner Dynasty, which was initiated by Emperor Wu. The people who participated in the Inner Dynasty were mainly the great generals of Sima and other officials such as Shizhong, Changshi, and Sanqi.

These members who can obtain official status are those who are relatively favored around the emperor, mainly the attendants around the emperor. They do not belong to the system of the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, and they are also different from the servants who serve the emperor's daily bed and food.

Their main duties are to discuss political affairs, admonish and collect relics, serve as the emperor's advisors, guard the palace to protect the emperor's safety, etc., and have a close relationship with the emperor.

Due to the importance of internal affairs, the meeting place is also private.

For example, the places for discussion and decision-making in the Eastern Han Dynasty include Zhangde Hall, Chongde Hall, and Xuande Hall.

In addition, internal dynasties are held relatively frequently, and their flexibility comes from those in power. The privacy of the venue and the closeness of the participants also make the flexibility of internal dynasties more prominent.

The Great Court Meeting was the most ceremonial court meeting in the Han Dynasty. It was held on a large scale and was mainly used to demonstrate the majesty of the country. There were a large number of participants, some were officials from [-] to [-] shi, and some were representatives of surrounding ethnic minorities who had submitted to the Han Dynasty. They are all eligible to participate in the Great Court Meeting.

In the Han Dynasty, most court meetings were held in the front hall. In the single-palace city system of the Western Han Dynasty, the court meetings were mostly held in the front hall of Weiyang Palace. In the double-palace city system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the court meetings were held alternately in the front halls of the two palaces.

"Okay, dear friends, this prince proposed to change the system. He changed the original three-gong-nine ministers system to the three-province-six-ministry system, and also introduced the imperial examination system. What do you think?"

Below sit hundreds of civil and military officials, including Deng Yu, Guo Ji, Du Shi, Hou Ba, Han Xin, Ouyang She, Guo Kuang, Yin Xing and other important ministers.

Regarding this, I may have said hello in advance and everyone knows something about it.

"Your Majesty, we think it is not possible..."

Civil officials represented by Guo Ji, Du Shi, Hou Ba, and Ouyang She basically opposed it, but the generals did not say anything. The reasons were still the same. They focused on safety. Over and over again, it was still the same reasons. When the world was first decided, the old rules should be followed... …

Except for Deng Yu, there was not much support. The other officials did not express their opinions for the time being, and the few speeches they gave were conservative.

"Prince, please tell me your reasons so that I can convince you all."

"promise."

"I would like to ask, can there be laws in the world that will remain unchanged throughout the ages? Was there Zhou rites before the Zhou was established? Was there an emperor before the First Emperor became emperor? From Xia, Shang and Zhou, to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, to the Great Qin, and then to Emperor Gaozu's unification of the world , to establish the Han Dynasty, to Wang Mang usurping the Han Dynasty, to his father to bring down the world, to revive the Han Dynasty...

The world's systems and laws are never static. Changes lead to general changes. As the saying goes, good people move alive, and trees move dead. Running water does not rot, and door hinges do not become beetles. Li Kui's reform in Wei State, Wu Qi's reform in Chu State, and Qi State's Zou Ji's reform, Korea's Shen Buhu Reform, Qin's Shang Yang Reform...

It may fail or succeed, but it is undeniable that the Qin Dynasty became powerful because of Shang Yang's reforms and was able to unify the world, while the other six countries remained steadfast and were eventually destroyed.

Qin prospered and died due to the reform. After Qin unified the world, it took a series of measures to consolidate its political power, such as setting up the system of three officials and nine ministers, unifying the currency, and unifying the writing system.

However, why did similar policies promote the prosperity of Qin during Shang Yang's reform, but failed to do so during Qin Shihuang's period?

The most important reason is that he excessively oppressed the lower class people. Originally, the newly unified country should focus on cultivation and health, but Qin Shihuang did the opposite, built massive construction projects, and launched foreign wars, which made the people miserable.

However, hidden behind the massive construction of palaces and frequent wars was the heavy taxation and corvee. Less than ten years after unification, the cry that the world had been suffering from Qin for a long time had already appeared.

Therefore, Gaozu Zhan White Snake revolted, followed the destiny, unified the world, and established the foundation of the Han Dynasty.

Thinking back on it, was the death of Qin really just the result of Qin II being mediocre? The main reason is that Qin's laws were strict. At that time, the world had been unified. It was not the Warring States period, and wars were required every year. The people could no longer stand those harsh laws. The environment and times had changed.

If they immediately abolished the cruel laws, like the great ancestors did, and made a pact with their fathers and elders, and the law was in three chapters; those who kill will die, and those who hurt others and steal will be punished, and I will remove the Qin law, will the Qin Dynasty die so early? "

After Liu Han finished speaking, everyone fell silent, because most of them had a consensus, that is, the Qin Dynasty died due to tyranny. If the tyranny was abolished, would the Han Dynasty still die?
  Liu Han continued: "It is necessary to change the system. Gaozu unified the world and granted kings with different surnames, which was not conducive to the stability of the world, so he cut off the kings with different surnames and granted the title of princes and kings of the Liu family, and the counties and counties were juxtaposed with the enfeoffments.

But later generations also proved that this was still very risky. The local princes and kings could not lose their tails. Emperors Wen and Jing had been working hard to reduce the vassals, and even broke out the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion. It was not until Emperor Wu's order of favor that the trouble was completely solved. There were almost no vassals. Wang Neng is making trouble.

The father was wise and mighty, and rebuilt the Han Dynasty, so many systems and laws were best established at this time. If the great ancestor did not grant the title of prince to the Liu family, or did not give them such great power, or also implemented the order of favor, Emperor Wen would have been needed , Emperor Jing, Emperor Wu, did generations of emperors work hard to cut down their feudal vassals?

This system of three provinces and six ministries is similar to the three ministers and nine ministers, but it has been improved. I think all ministers are smart and know what Gu wants to do.

Yes, it means weakening the power of the prime minister and dividing it into three. This is to prevent powerful ministers like Wang Mang from appearing again, to ensure the stability of our country and to avoid the loss of life.

Think about how Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and the people were in dire straits. Do you want this to happen again?
  Or is someone going to be the next Wang Mang? "

After Liu Han finished speaking, he looked coldly at Guo Ji, Du Shi, Hou Ba, and Ouyang She who were opposed.

They were so frightened that they quickly knelt down and said, "I don't dare."

Liu Han then saluted Liu Xiu and said, "Father, I have finished speaking and have things to do, so I will leave."

"Well, you can go down." The officials watched Liu Han go down to the court. At this moment, looking at him was like looking at another emperor.

Liu Xiu smiled, smiling very happily, "The prince is young and angry, so he may have spoken a little too harshly. Please get up quickly. I apologize to you all."

"I don't dare. The prince is extremely intelligent and will definitely be a virtuous king in the future. Your Majesty will have a successor. Congratulations to your Majesty and congratulations to the great man!"

"Although the prince's words are straightforward, they make sense. In order to prevent the next Wang Mang from appearing, I think it is very necessary to implement the three provinces and six ministries. So be it, Great Situ."

"I'm here." Hou Ba quickly stood up.

"After you go to court, discuss with the ministers how to do it specifically. Write a memorial to me. It may not necessarily be based on the prince's instructions, but you must ask the prince more, and it must be in line with the basic situation of the Han Dynasty. Don't be too hasty."

"promise!"

……

In Zhangtai Hall,

"Mother, have you heard? What the prince's brother said today made the great scholars in the court speechless. The eldest brother is really smart. How did he come up with the three provinces and six ministries, and the imperial examination system?
  I heard that he also said something to his father: Wang Mang, the envoy, died first. Who will know the truth of his life?

Erchen thinks about it. If Wang Mang had died more than ten years ago, everyone would have thought he was Jiang Taigong or someone like Huo Guang. Who would have known that he was a miserly villain who could usurp the Han Dynasty and cause chaos in the world? "

The one who spoke was Liu Yang. He was about 12 years old now. In ancient times, if he was a peasant family, he could already get married.

The ancients generally matured prematurely, and there was nothing they could do about it. Their average life span was far lower than that of people of later generations.

Drought, locusts, ice and snow, floods, these natural disasters threaten them all the time, as well as heavy taxes, all kinds of corvee labor, and without antibiotics, a small cold can kill them...

Everything forces them to adapt to this environment as soon as possible and to grow.

It is said that children of poor people become rich early. Do they want to become rich early? It was reality that forced them to take charge early.

"It seems that Qiang'er is really powerful and can help your father share the burden. If you learn more from him, you can also help your father share the burden in the future." Yin Lihua said this with worry in her eyes.

Inside the Pepper Room.

"Sister, you don't know that the strong son of our family has such momentum. Wherever he stops, he will be the future emperor. Today he talks happily and eloquently. Han Xin and Ouyang She, who usually dare to contradict His Majesty, are speechless. , I dare not speak anymore.”

Guo Kuang spoke vividly about the Great Court Meeting, which made Guo Shengtong smile with joy, feeling that his son was very successful.

"Xiao Luan, tell the imperial kitchen to cook a bowl of mung bean soup, and I will personally deliver it to Qiang'er."

"promise!"

In the Qingfenghou Mansion,
  Ayimei looked at Fatty Liu and said, "Three provinces and six ministries, and the imperial examination system are not from this era. Go and find out if there is anyone behind this prince."

"You mean, who are the people behind the prince?"

"No, if it's those people, they won't change anything, let alone do this. I doubt he's alive again."

"Who?"

"Either him or Dong Cuihua."

"He? Dong Cuihua? He is also a time traveler."

There were memories in Ayimei's eyes, "Well, he, the Marquis of Lanling back then, almost climbed to the top, but unfortunately, he was poisoned to death. As for Dong Cuiyun, I made the elixir of longevity. The two of them didn't want to live forever, but instead I wanted to change the world, so I was killed by them.”

Fatty Liu was a little surprised, "There are still people who don't want to live forever?"

"Some things can always transcend life and even time. Don't you want to live forever?"

At this time, Fatty Liu fell silent and sighed, "Yes, there are always some things that transcend life, so what about immortality?"

Liu Han didn't know much about this. He was looking for someone to make paper.

He must expand his influence and consolidate his power, otherwise his position as prince will not be guaranteed.

There is a curse in ancient times, that is, the founding prince or the first heir of a unified dynasty almost never ends well.

Fusu of the Qin Dynasty, the favorite successor of Qin Shihuang and all officials, was forced to death by Zhao Gao and Li Si with a fake edict.

Liu Ying, the founding prince of the Han Dynasty, was disliked by Liu Bang in various ways at first. He almost wanted to depose the prince several times, but his mother suppressed her. Although he inherited the throne later, he was frightened to death by his biological mother, Empress Lu, at the age of 24. .

Then Liu Qiang, the founding prince of the Eastern Han Dynasty, had done a good job as prince in the original history. Liu Xiu suddenly revoked his mother's status as queen. Liu Qiang was so frightened that he quickly resigned from his role as prince and held the position for several years. The King of East China Sea died at the age of 34.

The founding prince of the Western Jin Dynasty was named Sima Zhong. He was the one who did not eat minced meat. He was a fool. A few years later, the emperor encountered the Eight Kings Rebellion and became a puppet. Later, it is said that he was poisoned to death.

The founding prince of the Sui Dynasty was named Yang Yong, and he was killed by his younger brother Yang Guang.

The founding prince of the Tang Dynasty was named Li Jiancheng. As everyone knows, he was killed by his younger brother Li Shimin during the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, did not make his son the prince, but passed the throne to his younger brother Zhao Guangyi.

But it is unknown if he did not take the initiative to pass it on. The sound of the ax and the shadow of the candle are still an eternal mystery. There are also many doubts about whether he made up the Alliance of the Golden Chamber.

Anyway, Zhao Kuangyin's sons either died young or were forced to death by Zhao Kuangyin, and basically there was no good ending.

The founding prince of the Yuan Dynasty was named Zhenjin. He was doing a good job as the prince, but a pig mate under his command suddenly wrote a letter asking Kublai Khan to abdicate early and give up the throne to Zhenjin. Zhenjin was so frightened that he fell ill at that time. Later, he died. How long did it take before he died of illness?

The founding prince of the Ming Dynasty was named Zhu Biao. He was the most stable prince in history. He would definitely inherit the throne in the future, but it was a pity that he died young.

But Zhu Yuanzhang loved him very much, so he directly passed over his other sons and passed the throne to Zhu Biao's son Zhu Yunwen. As a result, the Jingnan War was triggered. Zhu Di removed Zhu Yunwen from power. He disappeared. Was he dead? Anonymous, unknown.

The eldest son of Nurhaci in the Qing Dynasty was called Chu Ying. He was originally Nurhaci's heir. However, he was too cruel by nature and offended the five founding ministers. These people jointly sued him. Nurhachi later deposed him and finally executed him.

In fact, strictly speaking, the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty should be Huang Taiji, and his eldest son was named Hauge. After Huang Taiji died, he competed with Dorgon for the throne. The two sides fought fiercely. In the end, everyone discussed that you two should not take the throne, and let your brother Fulin take the throne.

Fulin was the later Emperor Shunzhi. Fulin became the emperor, and Dorgon became the regent. In the end, Hauge was arrested by Dorgon for a reason, and he died soon after...

This is really like a strange circle. Liu Han has to work hard, otherwise he will probably follow Liu Qiang's old path.

(End of this chapter)