A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 169 The Han Emperor took charge of the government, creating a new atmosphere for Chaoge
The third year of Emperor Han's reign
When the Yan family of the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu passed away, Maodun sent an envoy to deliver a very disrespectful letter of credence to Empress Lu, which probably meant: "I, the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu, Maodun, have just lost my wife. It grows in the wilderness, where cattle and horses grow.

I have come to the border several times, hoping to travel to China; where is Your Majesty? I hear that you, like me, are living alone due to the loss of your spouse. Since both masters are depressed because of the loss of their spouses, wouldn't it be nice for us to get together and share our needs? "

After seeing this, Empress Lu scolded her with furrowed brows, thinking that she had been humiliated. She immediately summoned the prime ministers Cao Shen, Chen Ping, Fan Kuai, Ji Bu and others to attack the Huns in order to kill the envoys.

Fan Kuai immediately stood up and said: "Although I am old, I am still willing to lead a hundred thousand people to run rampant among the Xiongnu!"

However, the Zhonglang general Ji Bu held an objection: "The late emperor failed to gain an advantage in the war with the Huns, so he had no choice but to adopt Su Li's marriage proposal in exchange for the country's recovery and development when the Han Dynasty first came into being. Now he is singing and singing. If the illness is not over yet, the onset of illness will interrupt the progress of the man's recovery, so I think it is best to continue the marriage."

After hearing this, Empress Lu calmed down and could only sigh: "The words of General Zhonglang are beneficial to the big man. How can the Ai family ignore the safety of the big man because of their own selfish interests?"

After saying this, he sent Zhang Ze, a great visitor, to write back and said: "The Shan Yu did not forget the towns and gave them books, but the towns were afraid of them. If he retreats to his own plan, he will become old and feeble, lose his teeth, walk out of step, and listen too much. , it is not enough to defile oneself. There is no guilt in the evil city, and it is better to be pardoned in court. The thief has two chariots and two horses to serve as a regular driver."

After asking Zhang Ze to reply, Empress Lu asked people to put the originals sent by the Xiongnu into the Ancestral Temple, together with the covenants and engagements placed by Emperor Gaozu before, so that future generations could see what should be done.
After the Xiongnu received a reply, they knew that they could not provoke a war between the Han and the Huns, so they continued to accept the peace treaty and offered horses by the way to maintain the friendship between the two countries. However, not long after, the Xiongnu continued to invade the border all year round.

The fourth year of Emperor Han's reign
The Han emperor and his crown, ministers and envoys from princes and kings all came to the court to congratulate and participate in the ceremony. The Han emperor officially took charge of the government, and Lu Hou retreated to the second line and returned his power to the Han emperor.

Although Empress Lu returned her rights to the Han Emperor, she still had some rights. This was achieved through the Lu family. Her nephew Lu Tai was appointed as the Zhongbao Colonel and was in charge of the Northern Army, followed by Lu Chan and Lu Lu. All of them served in the military, and many of the other descendants of the Lu family also served in the court.

However, the power in the hands of the Han Emperor was not weak. Needless to say, Bai Jun, as the chief minister of the Prime Minister's Office, had access to a lot of information, which would not make the Han Emperor confused about the people's sentiments. Secondly, the original prince led Bai Yu to be appointed. For the Nangong Guards Order.

His father, Bai Wei, was appointed as a Weiwei, in charge of the Southern Army, responsible for guarding the palace; and Su Li, the imperial censor, was an old minister left to him by the late emperor, and they were all trustworthy people.

October
After the death of Prime Minister Cao Shen, Empress Lu discussed with the Han Emperor and followed the former emperor's policy to divide the position of prime minister into two, namely left prime minister and right prime minister, with Wang Ling as the right prime minister and Chen Ping as the left prime minister.

November

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty believed that Chang'an at this time had limited national power due to the limited power of the late emperor. Only Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace were built, and not even the city wall was built. The huge Chang'an had only a few streets and no city walls. It was not prosperous enough and lacked the aura of an imperial capital. It was not enough to reflect the magnanimity and majesty of the Han Dynasty, so it was despised by the Huns.

He ordered a comprehensive renovation of the city of Chang'an, expanded the streets of Chang'an, and began to build the city wall of Chang'an.

At the same time, in order to increase the population of the Han Dynasty and restore the economy and farming, the Han Emperor convened the ministers and discussed it for more than a month. After the Han Emperor reviewed it, he issued a series of policies:

First, restore the one-fifteen tax rate. Because when Emperor Gaozu was in power, he increased some taxes in order to quell rebellion internally and attack the Xiongnu externally. Now that the country has settled down in Yanhe River, the civil strife has been calmed down, and the Xiongnu no longer harassed the border because of the peace policy, so the Han Emperor canceled the increase. The taxation of 15% was restored to 1%.

Second, encourage farming. By ordering the people to be filial and to cultivate their fields, the government could exempt farmers who had made achievements from corvée service.

Third, wide business. Because Emperor Gaozu disliked merchants, he issued laws to suppress business during his period to punish unscrupulous merchants. He also ordered merchants not to wear clothes or ride in carriages, and heavy rent and taxes were imposed to humiliate them. Ordered the establishment of Dongshi, and all commercial activities in Chang'an must be conducted in Dongshi. The Dongshi Order was also established to collect commercial taxes in Dongshi and maintain order in Dongshi.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty retained the imperial edict that the descendants of Emperor Gaozu should not serve as officials in the marketplace, but he still relaxed the laws on merchants based on the initial decree of the world, lifted unreasonable heavy taxes on merchants, and lifted social discrimination against merchants.

Fourth, revise part of the Han laws, edicts to abolish the crimes of the three clans and evil words, so that the people can speak freely; edicts to abolish some severe punishment laws, and promulgate the atonement law and the order of conferring titles, stipulating that except for the heinous crimes, the guilty people can buy titles At level 30, you can be exempted from the death penalty.

Promulgation of the Ten Heinous Edicts, that is, ten crimes that are not allowed to be pardoned except by the emperor's special pardon order. There are treason, treason, conspiracy, rebellion, unrighteousness, disrespect, unfilial piety, disharmony, unrighteousness, and civil strife.

Fifth, an edict was issued on heavy fines for consummated marriages. In order to increase the population, the Han Emperor ordered various local officials to urge men and women to get married early. If a woman does not marry by the age of fifteen and a man does not marry by the age of twenty, he will be levied five times the fine. Endowment.

In order to set an example, Empress Lu married the Bai family's daughter, Bai Jun's sister Bai Hui, for the Han emperor, and appointed Bai Hui as the queen. The marriage was officially held in May of the next year.

Sixth, order the abolition of the law of holding books. That is, a decree promulgated by Qin Shihuang when he was conducting book burnings. In addition to allowing relevant government departments to collect books, private collection of books by the private sector was prohibited. Since most of the laws of the Han Dynasty inherited the laws of the Qin Dynasty, this law was also inherited. Finally, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty ordered the establishment of Taixue in the north of Chang'an, and established 60 doctors of Taixue. He invited sages from various schools to serve as doctors, and recruited students. Each year, 600 people aged fifteen and under twenty were recruited. student. In order to increase the foundation of Taixue, Emperor Han asked Bai Jun to lead a team back to the Bai Kingdom to copy the classics of various schools.

The fifth year of Emperor Han's reign
March
Bai Jun, who was appointed by the Han Emperor as a scholar-official, took hundreds of copyists and some officials to form a huge motorcade and headed for Chaoge.

In order to protect the classics in the Book Valley and avoid the trouble of transferring the classics after the destruction of the ancient Bai Kingdom, Bai Qing ordered the Book Valley where the Bai family collected books to be hidden and all records about the Book Valley destroyed.

He also ordered the recruitment of families who were willing to protect the Book Valley, appointed them as the Book Protector Family, moved them outside the Book Valley, built a village, hidden the entrance to the Book Valley, and let the Book Protector Family take on the important task of protecting the Book Valley's collection of books. From now on, all future generations will To pass on this important responsibility.

There are five Shuhu families, namely the Su family, the Yuan family, the Quan family, the Bai family, and the Wang family. They are all descendants of the five families of the Bai Kingdom. The Su family is responsible for managing the village; the Yuan family is responsible for the security of the village; and the Quan family Responsible for external communication;

The Bai family is responsible for maintaining and classifying the bamboo slips and cloth in the valley; the Wang family is responsible for copying, that is, a copy of the bamboo slips from outside is copied and stored in the Book Valley; for the classics requested by the family head, they are responsible for copying a copy, and then the Quan family sends it to Chaoge .

Therefore, the imperial copying team does not need to enter the Book Valley. They only need to go to the Book Pavilion of the Bai Academy of Chaoge, the Library Pavilion of the Bai Academy of Chaoge, and the Scripture Pavilion of Taibai Academy. Taibai Academy is located in the Taihang Mountains and is the senior branch of the Bai Academy. Academy.

After development, the Bai Academy was divided into two parts. One part is the Bai Academy in Chaoge. It is mainly a place for junior scholars and students to study. It almost replicates the layout of the ancient academy, including the speculation field, the library, etc., the number of people It reached several thousand people.

Bai's Academy implements a professorial system, that is, a large classroom. The teacher teaches in the large classroom, and dozens of students below listen and study semi-self-study. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask your husband. It just depends on whether your husband has time. You can also go to the bookstore to check the classics on your own.

Its characteristic is the social college system, that is, you can join the college of interest according to your own interests, such as the College of Archery, Mathematics, Liyuan, Agricultural College, etc. These are all opened by students themselves, but they need to obtain the consent of the school and apply for independent study. In the courtyard, several gentlemen joined us.

The other part is located in the Taihang Mountains. Bai found a place with beautiful scenery. It took him six years to build the Taibai Academy with houses stacked on top of the mountains. Taibai Academy is mainly a gathering place for Mohist sages, Confucian sages, Taoist masters, masters from other schools and their disciples.

There are only a thousand people in Taibai Academy. Only extremely outstanding people from the Bai Academy and those recognized by the Bai Academy can enroll here. The system of inquiry and learning is implemented, that is, self-study. If you don't understand something, you can first check the books by yourself. If you still don't understand, you can make an appointment with the master in advance. When the time comes, you can go to the great sage's residence to ask for advice in person.

Not only that, there is also a great possibility of being accepted as a disciple by these masters. In addition, the masters of Taibai Academy or their disciples are often invited to the school to give lectures, and the seats are often full.

March 25
The Han Dynasty's book-delivering team crossed the Yellow River and prepared to enter Chaoge.

Chaoge is the private territory of Bai Duchy. Chaoge is a fifty-mile radius of Bai Duchy. Since Chaoge is located in Hanoi County and almost in the center of the Central Plains, and the Bai family attaches great importance to business, Bai Duchy has restrictions on merchants. It's very relaxed. As long as you pay taxes, everything is fine.

And because of the suppression of merchants by the Han emperor, almost all merchants in the country had real estate in Chaoge. When doing business outside, they were dressed in simple clothes, like beggars. However, once they arrived at Chaoge, they could exchange them for gorgeous silk products, as long as they did not exceed Identity prohibited formats are available.

This resulted in that, in a state of sluggish commercial activities across the country, Chaoge's commercial activities were actually very lively. Due to too many commercial activities, there were almost no transactions during the day. The Bai Duchy had to cancel part of the curfew, that is, it was canceled every three days. One day curfew.

On the day when the curfew was cancelled, the entire Chaoge was brightly lit at night, and even spawned the Lantern Festival. It was on the day when the Bai Duchy officially announced the cancellation of the curfew, which was today.

Because of Bai Jun's identity, the book-serving team was not inspected by the guards. Chaoge has four gates in total. The north gate mainly leads to the Taihang Mountains. They are mainly woodcutters or other common people.

The south gate is mainly for those who cross the Yellow River and go to Chaoge for business, the west gate is mainly for people coming from the direction of Chang'an, and the east gate is for people from Qidi and Zhaodi.

There are three city gates in each direction. The middle one is the main gate, which is mainly for troops or important guests. The two side gates are small gates. The left side is a checkpoint for merchants and goods, and the right side is for pedestrians. As long as there is no goods on the car, Yes, no need to check.

The book-delivering team passed directly through the gate and entered Chaoge directly with one or two thousand horse-drawn carriages, donkey-carts, or ox-carts ready to load books.

The convoy was cleared by the city guards, because there were too many people on the street and they didn't know how long they would go.

(End of this chapter)