Qiang Qin

Li Yuan's series of actions after returning to the country plunged the government and the people of Qin into chaos. This abnormal fluctuation is like throwing a stone into a calm lake.

God's power is unpredictable.

It is beyond human intelligence to guess.

In the historical records of the Qin State, the historian made such a judgment when summarizing a series of speeches and edicts made by Li Yuan after returning to the country.

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Does anyone know why?

Regarding the dependent tribes such as Baiyang, Yiqu, and Loufan, Emperor Shenwu Li Yuan adopted a supportive attitude, giving them land and preferential treatment to help them get out of the plight of genocide, and the reward Qin received was that these small tribes With the gratitude of the tribe, with admiration for the Qin people, they joined the melting pot of the Qin State, fought for it, bleed for it, and even died for it.

On the contrary, in his attitude towards the Xiongnu, Goguryeo, and Yamato, Li Yuan showed another side. He killed countless people, he was ruthless, and he killed indiscriminately. Full of gore.

"It's a butcher!"

"The lunatic emperor of Qin is a murderer. Amaterasu should take him in, and let him be tortured by the evil spirits in the shrine forever." While the Qin army continued to march, the losers were secretly He cursed viciously again and again, but unfortunately, these curses not only failed to help them turn defeat into victory, but instead made them fall into the brink of life and death faster.

The last remnants of the Huns are competing with the Slavs for the last nomadic land in the Don River Basin. Regardless of whether they win or lose, Han Xin’s cavalry is already eyeing the Ural King’s Line and rushing over at any time. The only way for the Huns is One, continued to be driven west, until the sea.

And on the peninsula in the east and west of Liaodong, south of Changbai Mountain.Goguryeo King Gao's life is not easy. The oppression of the Qin army is like a big mountain. Although the front-line flat push is not fast, it means that there is no gap if you don't rush forward. The chances are almost nonexistent.

Of course, the Xiongnu and Goguryeo could still breathe and support them anyway, and Li Yuan never personally said that they would wipe out all these two ethnic groups, but the Japanese were different.

Since Li Yuan's strict order was issued, it started from Chang'an.A campaign to clean up the Japanese people across the country has begun vigorously. However, most of the Japanese people who can travel across the ocean to Qin in this era are bold and adventurous. They are short in stature, with extremely short legs and accent Different, under Fu Ji's investigation, it is not very difficult to find out.

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end of september.

neatly.Langya County.

A sudden turmoil made the county, which had been quiet for many days, liven up. The action to investigate the Japanese was carried out in various places. Due to the inconsistency of the implementation standards, it also caused some misunderstandings.Among them, in Langya County, an unlucky guy who looked like a Japanese was also locked up.

Gong Yangshou, a native of Qi, is one of the pond fish that has been caught.

Gongyangshou is the leader of the famous Confucian school of Gongyang family in Qi. Unlike the situation where public schools replaced private schools in various places in Daqin, people in Qi became government schools here because of Confucius, the creator of Confucianism.Therefore, the disciples of Confucianism and the disciples of their disciples are numerous, which makes private schools and public schools coexist.And gradually become a climate.

According to legend, the Gongyang theory originated from Zixia, one of the 72 disciples of Confucius.After going through six generations of Gongyang Gao, Gongyang Ping, and Gongyang Gan, and finally in the generation of Gongyang Shou, he finally wrote a famous book "Chunqiu Gongyang Biography". Qidi's position was further consolidated.

Confucianism flourishes.

Retire after learning the law.

The scramble in the academic field is no softer than that on the battlefield. Gong Yangshou and his disciples' criticism of current affairs annoyed the officials of Qin who governed Qi.This time, under the pretext of arresting the Japanese, the soldiers from Qin Guojun went to Gongyang's house to make a fuss. They didn't intend to do anything, but afterward, there was a fierce fight between the students of Gongyang and the soldiers because of verbal conflicts. In anger, the county captain who led the troops directly took Gong Yangshou into custody as a Japanese suspect.

This move.

Like poking a hornet's nest, the Confucian students in Qidi, who had been dissatisfied with Confucianism for a long time and had not been suppressed for a long time, became enthusiastic one by one. They began to strike, strike, and occupy public schools, trying to oppress the county to release Ram Shou.

Coincidentally, Yuan Kui, the magistrate of Jimo County in Langya County, Qin State, was also a student of Gongyangshou before. However, Yuan Kui was not a firm believer in Confucianism. When he heard that Gongyangshou's students made trouble, Yuan Kui was shocked Next, on the one hand, he was anxious to the Qin army of Feng Xuan's department not far from Langya, and on the other hand, he reported the situation to Feng Tang, the senior minister of Qi.

Feng Tang was a native of Zhongqiu in Zhaodi. He once served as the captain of chariots and riders under Su Jiao, the prefect of Yunzhong. Later, Feng Tang was recommended as the prime minister of Qi, responsible for the internal affairs of Langya, Donghai, and Dang counties.Compared with the historical allusion of "Feng Tang Yilao and Li Guang Nanfeng" in the early Western Han Dynasty, Qin's employment mechanism ruled out the possibility of Liu Bang's enfeoffment of princes and nephews as princes and kings, so there were also vacant places in various places. He took a considerable number of official positions, and this happened to give opportunities to common people like Feng Tang.

Knowing that the Confucian scholars of the Gongyang School were making trouble, Feng Tang keenly felt that the meaning contained in it was not as simple as releasing Gongyang Shou.

For this reason, he specially revised a letter and sent an envoy to Chang'an overnight. In this long letter, Feng Tang mentioned: The root cause of the turmoil in Confucianism in Qidi lies in the problem of becoming an official. Relying on the recommendation of celebrities, village elders and public school examinations, for students entering private schools, it is tantamount to closing the door to entering the court and becoming an official.

Students can wait for one or two days.

In one or two years, even if they are impatient, they can persist in the ideals they have in their hearts, and they can attack with one voice the vacillating elements who are not determined.

But when ten years passed, the state of Qin, which they said was unbearable, still firmly held the power of the court. When the classmates they looked down upon gradually became officials in the county, the long-standing depression of the Confucian scholars broke out.

While Feng Tang was actively reporting to the imperial court, he and his surname Feng announced a plan to lure the enemy. The Qin army who came from the beach of Jimo took advantage of the night to arrest the family members of the Confucian scholars one by one, and then divided them one by one. , so that the Confucian scholars who were originally focused on one thing completely lost their fighting spirit on the second day.

Gongyangshou’s private school charges a lot of money. Confucian students can concentrate on their studies, mainly because their families have enough financial support. Orders from the imperial court also arrived.

Gongyangshou, the last great Confucian in Qidi, was killed for inciting student unrest, and the entire Gongyang School was also uprooted. As for those Confucian scholars who participated in the unrest, they were either sent to the west for exile, or directly imprisoned, waiting for them It's a long service life.

Feng Tang's excellent response also won him great praise from the court, especially under the strong recommendation of Feng Xuan, Feng Tang was transferred from the position of Qi Xiang to Chang'an to serve as the magistrate of CRRC. This position is below the prime minister and is mainly responsible for Handle the daily affairs reported by the counties and put forward their own suggestions, and his opinions will undoubtedly have an important impact on the next court meeting.

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Confucianism riots in Qidi.

It's just a small episode of the national cleansing in various counties, and in these events, capable officials like Feng Tang are showing their abilities, while incompetent people like Yuan Kui are in the middle of the evaluation. If found to be unqualified, he will be dismissed from office.

The state affairs of the Great Qin Dynasty are undergoing changes inadvertently.

In many cases, this kind of change is inconspicuous and subtle. As the initiator of this change, Li Yuan has only one real purpose: to change the mechanism of selecting and appointing people.

Over the past few months, Li Yuan had many conversations with officials in the court, and now, with the information he learned from Yan Le, Meng Hu's Jingjing Division, and Military Intelligence Division, he had a new plan for the future of Qin State, and ruled by law. After more than ten years of peace, the country and the state of Qin, which judges things by law, are gradually turning to the people's morals in the country. The most obvious manifestation is that human feelings are higher than laws and regulations. This situation is not only reflected in court cases. In prison, it is also reflected in daily affairs.

After Ji An succeeded Chen Ping as prime minister, he was also worried about this trend. When Li Yuan didn't come back, this upright prime minister was like a lonely fighter, facing the pressure from above and below.Now, he has finally persisted until the return of the most powerful backstage.

"The future of the Qin State does not need the golden mean. Merits should be rewarded, mistakes should be punished, and crimes should be punished. This is the full meaning of the country of laws and regulations. Therefore, I hope that officials at all levels will keep this in mind, and don't worry about it. To bend the law because of selfishness, not to be intimidated by emotion, not to forget public affairs because of profit."

Under the court, Li Yuan's words were sharp and merciless, pointing directly at the deepest part of the hearts of all officials. Before he was about to make another expedition to the West, he would use his words and deeds and a soul storm to establish the foundation of Qin State. ideological basis.

October is just around the corner.

News came from the Middle East that the civil strife in the Roman Republic was coming to an end, and Fabian, who represented the conservative forces, was being criticized for his improper employment of the Carthage issue.The young Roman general Scipio had the support of more than half of the Senate, and it was a foregone conclusion that he would ascend to the position of Roman consul.

With Scipio in power, the complex situation in the Mediterranean will become acute again. It is difficult for the Qin army to hide from the Romans for a long time the secret operations of the Qin army's naval drills in Troy. Once Scipio wakes up to the purpose of the Qin army, Rome will The fleet is very likely to be the first to launch a sabotage battle at sea.

Cut off the channel.

Detain merchant ships, plunder goods, and intimidate merchants not to trade with Qin and his allies. Once these economic sanctions are used, they will undoubtedly deal a serious blow to Qin's prestige. These weak allies, they will also cast doubts on Qin Jun.

To protect them, a decisive battle with the Roman fleet is necessary?Qin has no right to make a decision, and this is what Li Yuan is most worried about. (To be continued..)